Huns and Turks in Europe Must Be Removed
Opinion argues the Turk has no place in Europe and should be banished to Asia Minor. The piece supports driving the Turks from Constantinople and the Straits, favoring Greek, American, or French control as secondary to the main goal. It urges swift, permanent removal from European affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Paris
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Asia
Greece
Straits
United States
France
European
Labor approves the land plan amid broad AFL backing
The American Federation of Labor backs Secretary Lane's land plan with no dissent, sending its legislative representative to urge adoption before the House public lands committee. Officials expect 400,000 workers will use settlements, reducing unemployment, while Colorado funds cooperation with the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Congress
American Federation of Labor
House Public Lands Committee
Colorado
Dinner Stories and Dinner Table Quips Across a Nation
A weary canvasser pushes a knife offer amid humorous banter about gadgets and prices while Congressman Houston of Tennessee recalls a social dinner joke about bets with a sharp exchange on a woman’s actions. The anecdote contrasts wartime thrift with lighter social humor.
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Houston
Tennessee
Congress and British treaty practices contrasted
The Kansas City Star argues constitutional limits bind U S treaties requiring Senate ratification and potential two house legislation while Britain’s prime minister faces no such mandatory Commons review. The paper notes the English system allows easier leadership change and questions accountability during treaty negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Congress
Senate
House of Commons
England
Commons
The Insupportable Fatigue Of Thinking
Ruth Cameron discusses how people avoid deep thought and prefer easy questions. She notes children and adults alike resist mental effort, reading and memory alone do not yield wisdom, and real progress comes from disciplined thinking and embracing new methods.
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Cowper
Phillip
The Knocking Wife As She Speaks Of Wedded Strife
A humorous fragment portrays a wife lamenting a marriage she calls misfate and a lemony choice of husband. She rib bones fate and lament, comparing gowns and cars to a lighter luck, while the town holds its tongue about their troubled state.
Household Recipes and Pie Variations From a Vintage Kitchen
A collection of simple dishes including Coleslaw with cabbage and milk dressing, Lemon Raisin Pie and Chocolate Pie with custard and baked crust, plus a Rice and Meat Casserole. Recipes detail dairy, eggs, sugar, spices, and basic cooking steps for home cooks.
Practical Kitchen Tips From A Historic Domestic Guide
A cracked egg can be boiled safely if wrapped in greased paper. Potatoes baked in their skins dry and mealy if a small piece is cut to vent steam. Cream butter and sugar first for pastry to use half as much flour. To keep milk sweet add salt to each quart. Renovate Oriental rugs by scrubbing with soap, water, and air dry. avoid shaking. Use a glove sleeve to protect curtain hems when hanging casement curtains.
Senate to Assert Power Over League Covenant Treaty
The piece asserts that Congress has no executive control, notes the need for Senate advice and consent on treaties, and urges separating the treaty from the League covenant to allow the peace conference to revise terms before ratification. It emphasizes Senate duty to protect constitutional power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Senate
Wilson
League of Nations
Stamp Cancellation Rule Tightened by Internal Revenue
The Bureau of Internal Revenue warns dealers to cancel proprietary stamps showing the toilet and medicinal articles tax. Uncancelled stamps found on taxed goods will lead to penalties up to 100 dollars. Vendors in Columbus, Ohio, may obtain stamps by mail with payment included.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
Internal Revenue
B. E. Williamson
Columbus
Army Allows Wives to Join Men Overseas in Europe
A War Department order through the local army recruiting officer announces policy allowing wives or immediate relatives of men serving in France or Germany to join him abroad. Applications must originate with the officer overseas and go to the War Department via the A E F commanding general, with certification of dependency and accommodation, and a pledge to cover support or arrange return passage if needed.
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France
Germany
Army of Occupation
War Department
United States
Keil Divorce Settled. alimony set at twenty dollars weekly
Albert D. Keil wrote his wife admitting indiscretions and the settlement set alimony at 20 dollars per week with custody of the children. Meanwhile telephone operators in Chicago’s Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company went on strike with no definite turnout reported. Telegraph workers also walked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Albert D. Keil
Cumberland Telephone and Telepgraph Company
Strike Grows as Line Men and Electricians Augment Forces
In New Orleans on June 7 strikers swelled in number with linemen and electricians joining the picket line. France is expanding reliance on portable power plants up to 50 horsepower that run on crude oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
France
Indictments Probed In Huge Government Fraud Plot
Detroit officials announce a major fraud case involving multiple defendants tied to fake bids for salvaged munitions. Indictments name Grant Hugh Brown Bert Hardis Captain Sartorius Nicholson an American colonel unnamed and Frederick C Collins who was arrested. The scheme aimed at stealing millions from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Foy
United States Army
Bert Hardis
Church Street
New York
Frederick C. Collins
Merchants Realty Company
Greece
Warning urged on Athens train handshakes
Samuel B. Smith appeals to The Messenger to publish a public warning about dangers to women shaking hands with soldier boys on trains through Athens. He cites a near-fatal incident where a girl was nearly thrown under wheels and urges editors to warn readers to stop the practice to prevent more deaths.
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the Messenger
Athens
Samuel B. Smith
New Park Hotel
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